No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world Uncle @lemmy.ca 6mo ago

USA President term limits

im 100% canadian, I dont live in the US and wondering about your system.

so as i understand your political system, a president can only hold office 2 terms. in Trumps case, he served once already, does that mean he can only serve one more, or is the clock reset and he gets a shot at 8 years?

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Legally he can't. But legally that fucker should have been in jail long ago, so who knows.
- Right, there's also a constitutional amendment saying insurrectionists can't stand for office
  
  I really wish Biden had gone after him 10% as hard as he went after Sanders.
  
  Biden is the chief executive I don't know why the courts had any say in executing a law that is already on the books. A strong president would have done his job executing the law and making the SC enforce their over reaching decision themselves.
- Being President is an official act of the office of President, the President isn't accountable for crimes as part of official acts, therefore breaking the law on Presidential term limits by staying President is legal.
- Can't someone run for President, name Trump his vice, then resign?
  
  If they followed the law as written it would go to the next person in order of succession, the congressional house speaker, because he would be ineligible to hold the office after the second term.
  
  Actually, no. The 22 amendment says that a person can't be "elected" as President while the 25 amendment says that the Vice President shall become President in case of resignation. No contradiction here. So while Trump can't be elected anymore he can still become President for unlimited terms.
  
  You're right, I thought it was hold not elected.

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